Wheeled support for a patient in a body cast



B. H. KESSLING WHEELED SUPPORT FOR A PATIENT IN A BODY CAST Filed June 2, 196'? l v 1 3T1: :Ilfiffl: 11

Aug. 19,1969

INVENTOR. BERNARD H. KESSLING BY%WI'J J. 1 yh' a Attorney,

United States Patent 3,462,186 WHEELED SUPPORT FOR A PATIENT IN A BODY CAST Bernard H. Kessling, 230 Marycrest Drive, Reading, Ohio 45237 Filed June 2, 1967, Ser. No. 643,240 Int. Cl. A61g 1/02 U.S. Cl. 296-20 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A wheeled support for a patient in a body cast having a transverse rod connecting leg portions of the cast which includes a backing board, a transverse support mounted on the backing board for engaging and supporting the rod, wheels for supporting the backing board and means for supporting the backing board in upright position with the wheels raised off the ground.

This invention relates to a support for a patient in a body cast.

An object of this invention is to provide a support for a patient in a body cast by means of which the patient can be supported in a substantially upright position so that the patient can act and perform operations in a substantially normal manner.

A further object of this invention is to provide such a support having wheels by means of which the patient and the support can be moved or rolled from place to place conveniently.

Briefly, this invention provides a patient support which includes a backing board against which a patient in a body cast can lean, a transverse support mounted on the board in a position to engage a rod connecting leg portions of the cast, wheels adjacent a lower edge of the board, and frame means adapted to hold the board in a stationary position with the wheels free of the ground so that the patient can lean against the board while being supported thereby. The frame can be released to permit lowering or swinging of the board into position supported by the wheels so that the patient can be rolled from place to place.

The above and other objects and features of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains from the following detailed description, and the drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a patient in a body cast supported on a patient support constructed in accordance with an embodiment of this invention;

FIG. 2 is a view in front elevation of the patient support, the patient being removed;

FIG. 3 is a view in section taken on the lines 3-3 in FIG. 2.

In the following detailed description, and the drawing, like reference characters indicate like parts.

In FIG. 1 is shown a patient 12 in a body cast 13. The cast 13 includes a main portion 14 and downwardly diverging leg portions 15 and 16. A strong metal bar 17 connects the leg portions of the cast.

The patient is supported by a backing board 18 against which the patient leans. A transversely extending support 19 is attached to the backing board in a position to under- 3,462,186 Patented Aug. 19, 1969 "ice lie and support the bar 17. The support 19 has a groove 21 (FIG. 3) which is complementary to the bar 17 and holds the bar so that the bar does not slip therefrom. A belt 22 extends through openings 23 and 24 (FIG. 2) in the board 18 and is buckled about the main portion 14 of the cast to hold the patient in position on the backing board. An angle-shaped footrest 26 is attached to the lower portion of the board in position with an outwardly extending flange 27 thereof closely underlying the patients feet.

On the back of the board 18 is mounted a framework 31 on which wheels 32 are rotatably mounted. A swinging frame 33 is pivotally attached to the back of the board 18 at pivots 34. A hook 36 is swingably mounted on the back of the board and can engage a cross member 37 of the swinging framework to hold the framework in the FIG. 3 position at which the board slopes backwardly sufficiently to be stably supported by the swinging framework, but with the wheels 32 raised above a supporting surface 38. The lhook 36 can be released from the swinging framework 33 and the framework 33 can be swung to the dotdash line position indicated at 33a of FIG. 3, whereupon the board can be rocked clockwise, as shown in FIG. 3, to be supported upon the wheels 32. Handles 40 attached adjacent the upper edge of the board 18 can be used by an attendant for rolling the patient and the patient support from place to place.

The patient support illustrated in the drawings and described above is subject to structural modification without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination with a body cast having a transverse bar connecting portions thereof, a support for a patient in the body cast which comprises a backing board, means for supporting said backing board in an upright position with a front face of the backing board sloping upwardly and rearwardly, a support member mounted on the front face of said board having an upper face underlying and supporting the bar to support the patient in an upright position, and means for holding the patient with the back of the patient substantially in fiatwise engagement with and leaning against the backing board.

2. A combination as in claim 1 wherein the support member is mounted on the front face of the board spaced from edges thereof, and the upper face of the support member is provided with a groove complementary to and engaged by the bar.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,295,006 9/ 1942 Philips 296-20 2,511,061 6/1950 Hughes 582 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,455,429 9/ 1966 France.

PHILIP GOODMAN, Primary Examiner U.S. Cl. X.R. 582 

